Beyond The Ballroom





















In addition to his Ballroom dance career,
Mike is also a graphic artist, editorial cartoonist and photographer.





















High contrast drawing of Lewis Dalvit, conductor of the Jackson Symphony in 1972.
16"x20" drawn with a Husky pencil. Mike was 15 years old.
He is a self-taught artist.


Acrylic Paintings




"'53 Chevy"




"Django Reinhardt"


"Broken Door"




"Trees in the Mist"




"Red Bird"


"Tree Frog"


"Stache"




"Dancing on the Edge"


"Veloz & Yolanda"




"Promenade"


"Cha Cha"


"Holland & Hart"
(Vine Charcoal)




"At the Fence"




"Flora Caboose"


"Biloxi Lighthouse"


"Truck on 49"


"Birch Trees"


"5 Trees"




"The Cowboys"


"Zoli's"


"Santana"


"Zodiac"



Abstracts




"Vertical Decision"


"Caiden"




"Tuscan Wall"




"Cosmical"


"Distressed"




"Primal II"



"Etched Canyon"


"Landscape"


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Sportsart Cartoons

Hattiesburg American





USM vs. Arkansas State


"Gator Bait"


"Tougher Waves"


"Bowl Game"




USM vs. Richmond official program cover


"Let's Play"


"USM-MSU '81"




"Southern Fried Gamecock"


"Scratch Post"




"1981 Egg Bowl"


"1980 Independence Bowl"




"Snarl"


"The Gold Baron"




"Independence Bound"


"Next"




"No Trick"


"War Eagles"




"Nice Breeze"


"Rebel Bacon"




"Knock Knock"


"5 in a Row"




"Beware of Eagle"


"Shut 'em Down"




"Warm Welcome"


"Splash"




"Washed Out"


"USM vs. Louisville '82"


... and 30 years later



"Wolf Roast"

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 Editorial Cartoons


Hattiesburg American




"Afghan Hound"


"No Chance"




"Tool Chest"




"Leonard & Duran"


"George "The Iceman" Gervin"



The Jackson Free Press




"Mal missing Hal"


"Drawing the Line at Ole Miss"




"Personhood"


"Haley's Royal Mess"


"GOP Land Slide"




"Ask Her"


"Saggy Pants"


"Crap!"




"Plan C"


"China Steps In"


"Inequality"




"Carnival Triumph"


"Punk'd"


"Made of Money"




"Art Movements"


"The Problem"


"Boston Marathon"




"Election Re-Do "


"Help!"


"Removing Guns"




"Can of Worms"


"Kick It! "


"Roundabout"




"Band-Aid"


"Smart Car"


"Rock Bottom"




"Here They Come!"


"Can He Do It?"


"Chess Match"



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Mike getting baptized in "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" was shot at Alligator Lake in Warren County. George Clooney, John Turturro & Tim Blake Nelson were skipping stones on the lake just off to the left while this scene was setting up.


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Mike bringing up the curtain in Ballet Mississippi's "The Nutcracker"



Herr Drosselmeier in "The Nutcracker"


The Burgomaster in "Coppélia"




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The Mississippi Dance Doctors - Michael K Day Photography 2024